Re: [newbie] IEEE-1394 support
On Thursday 01 November 2001 08:47 am, you wrote: I don't know, and don't know much about FireWire, USB, and USB2, but I get the feeling that (1) FireWire will always be more expensive than USB(2), and FireWire will be obsolete before USB(2). Is there something that is driving you to use FireWire instead of USB? I would look carefully at USB(2) before confirming a decision to use FireWire. We are looking at FireWire for compatibility purposes between Mac and PC. Also because it was designed for high-bandwidth peripherals such as digital video equipement, and DVD writing capability, which is something that is relatively common here. USB 2.0 is faster than FireWire currently, but USB and FireWire were designed to compliment one another, not replace one or the other. FireWire can support up to 3200kB/sec (if memory serves me correctly), which even USB 2.0 can't come close to. I used to work for a large company that always used the high price spread -- mainframes were always IBM, never an IBM compatible; chose TokenRing ~10 years ago instead of Ethernet; etc. While those decisions are not the total or primary reason, they are now in chapter 11. Randy Kramer Being a state university, we don't have the luxury of getting the high price ticket items, but do get what we can, taking into consideration student request. Hopefully we won't be going into Chapter 11 anytime soon! :) -- Terry Sheltra PC Technician/Network Administrator University of Virginia School of Architecture [EMAIL PROTECTED] 434 (or 804) 982.3047 Registered Linux User #218330 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] IEEE-1394 support
On Tuesday 30 October 2001 12:59 pm, you wrote: Yes it supports Firewire cards. Yes it's Built in so to speak. I had no problem with a cheap (29.00) Taiwanese card. When last I check the kernel sources for this under 8.0, there was no support for the Adaptec cards, though this may have changed under 8.1. -JMS Well, now that I know that Linux supports FireWire, is there a limit to the different kinds of devices that are supported via FireWire? I ask because we are considering getting FireWire cards for PC's, and it's been offered to put one in my Linux box here at work, and then purchasing some DVD-R/RW FireWire drives to test out. I tried looking at ZDNet's LHD, but couldn't really find anything interesting. Thanks! -- Terry Sheltra PC Technician/Network Administrator University of Virginia School of Architecture [EMAIL PROTECTED] 434 (or 804) 982.3047 Registered Linux User #218330 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] IEEE-1394 support
Yes it supports Firewire cards. Yes it's Built in so to speak. I had no problem with a cheap (29.00) Taiwanese card. When last I check the kernel sources for this under 8.0, there was no support for the Adaptec cards, though this may have changed under 8.1. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Terry |Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 12:08 PM |To: Linux Newbie List |Subject: [newbie] IEEE-1394 support | | |Folks, | |I have an opportunity at work to be given a FireWire card to |put into my |machine. Does LM 8.1 support FireWire cards? If so, is there |a general |drive I need to install to use it? Or is support built right in? | |Thanks! |-- |Terry Sheltra |PC Technician/Network Administrator |University of Virginia |School of Architecture |[EMAIL PROTECTED] |434 (or 804) 982.3047 | |Registered Linux User #218330 | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
